Chapter 324 Preparing the Banquet (5)_1
Xiu Jianlin was squatting at the front gate, smoking. His family wasn’t well-off, so ordinarily, when he craved a smoke, he would at most buy half a jin of tobacco and roll it into cigarettes with paper to satisfy his craving. Today, the Ruan Family was hosting a banquet and were quite generous, handing two cigarettes to each person who entered. He was enjoying his smoke when suddenly he saw his wife being dragged down like a madwoman, which startled him. Even as a long-time smoker, he began to cough uncontrollably.
He couldn’t bear to throw away the half-smoked cigarette in his hand, so he pinched it out and tucked it into his jacket pocket before hurrying over.
He first glared at Liu Mei, then turned to the Ruanlin Family with a flattering smile and said, "Auntie, what are you talking about? What kind of grudge could I harbor against you? Did Liu Mei do something again? Don’t worry, I’ll definitely discipline her when we get back!"
After finishing, he glared fiercely at Liu Mei, who looked like a madwoman and yanked her over.
Liu Mei was truly on the verge of going insane.
Ever since she entered the Ruan Family’s grand building, envy had been gnawing at her heart.
She deeply regretted not using the same methods on Ruan Jianguo that she used against Xiu Jianlin; otherwise, this wonderful house could have been hers.
And look at this man she carefully chose—what was he worth!
He lacked Ruan Jianguo’s capabilities, and outside the home, he never defended his wife, only took his anger out on her. She didn’t know what she was thinking when she went to so much trouble to marry him—she must have been blind.
Remembering the hardships she endured and comparing them to the Ruan Family’s living conditions...